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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – An Orange County jury found Sylvester Ofori, 39, guilty of First Degree Murder with a Firearm after he shot and killed his wife in front of her job in 2020.
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – An Orange County grand jury formally indicted Jose Cantarero, 29, for two counts of First Degree Murder (with a Weapon).
ORLANDO, Fla. – This July, ten billboards are on display across Central Florida as part of the Ninth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office’s gun safety campaign to reduce gun violence in our community. The campaign emphasizes the importance of responsible firearm storage and features Orange County Sheriff John Mina and Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez.
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Ninth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office has established a Career Criminal Unit to ensure all incoming felony cases are screened for sentencing enhancements using a uniform approach.
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The State Attorney's Office is pleased to announce a free sealing and expungement workshop for people seeking to seal or expunge an eligible non-violent single arrest record in Orange County.
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – State Attorney Andrew Bain released the following statement in response to the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention’s June 2024 Report on the Implementation of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA):
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – An Orange County grand jury formally indicted Christopher Haynes, 31, for two counts of First Degree Murder (with a Firearm).
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – An Orange County jury found Bruce Whitehead, 55, guilty of Sexual Battery with a Deadly Weapon, Attempted First Degree Murder with a Weapon, Kidnapping with Intent to Inflict Harm/Terror with a Weapon, Robbery with a Deadly Weapon, Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon and Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon after he kidnapped, assaulted, stabbed and tried to kill a woman in Orange County in 2022.